The Weekly Show with David J. Maloney

Steve Hackett of Genesis


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This week David chats with former Genesis guitarist Steve Hackett about his stellar career, the origins of music in his family, what music was available growing up in England, the ad he placed in "Melody Maker" that led him to Peter Gabriel, his progressive outlook on music and performance, his feeling after "Nursery Cryme", John Lennon calling Genesis "true sons of the Beatles", his influence on guitar style and Eddie Van Halen, the Mellotron, "Foxtrot", "The Firth of Fifth", "Dancing with the Moonlit Knight", "Super's Ready", "I Know What I Like", "Cell 151" from Highly Strung, Steve Howe and GTR, "When the Heart Rules the Mind", Clive Davis, and a thousand stops along the way. Don't miss it!

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The Weekly Show with David J. MaloneyBy David J. Maloney